Desktop Engineer
- Company
- Cognizant
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Work type
- Full Time
- Posted
- 2026-08-12
Job description
Job Summary
Provide technical and operational support to traders and front-office users ensuring high availability of trading applications market data platforms and trading floor infrastructure.
Responsibilities
· Provide technical and operational support to traders and front-office users ensuring high availability of trading applications market data platforms and trading floor infrastructure.
· Support trading and market data platforms such as Bloomberg Terminal Refinitiv/Eikon Reuters Fidessa and OMS/EMS applications.
· Troubleshoot issues related to trading applications market data feeds desktops laptops and multi-monitor workstations.
· Provide onsite and remote support to traders in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.
· Manage incidents and service requests through ServiceNow or similar ITSM tools ensuring SLA compliance.
· Coordinate with application network infrastructure and vendor teams for issue resolution.
· Perform software installations upgrades user access management and hardware deployments.
· Maintain documentation and follow ITIL-based support processes.
· Experience supporting Bloomberg Refinitiv/Eikon Reuters and trading floor technologies.
· Strong Windows/Mac devices support and troubleshooting skills.
· Knowledge of Active Directory Citrix Microsoft 365 and basic networking (TCP/IP DNS).
· Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow Remedy etc.).
· Strong communication stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
· 4-8 years in Trader Support Front Office Support or Financial Services IT Support.
· Experience supporting Investment Banking Capital Markets Asset Management or Brokerage environments.